Question

select the correct answer.
how would the enlightenment movement have suffered if the scientific revolution had not occurred?

a. the catholic church couldn’t have had explained its scientific theories, thus diminishing its power.

b. lack of scientific explanations would have halted the idea of rational thinking, thus curbing human growth.

c. the monarchs would have lost all their power to the parliament, thus subjecting the nation to foreign threat.

d. enlightenment philosophers wouldn’t turn to the church for guidance, thus weakening people’s faith.

Explanation:

• Option A: The Scientific Revolution challenged the Church's authority, so the Church not explaining scientific theories wouldn't diminish its power; this is incorrect.
• Option B: The Scientific Revolution provided a foundation of rational, evidence - based thinking. The Enlightenment built on this rationalism. Without the Scientific Revolution, the lack of scientific explanations (which promoted rational thought) would halt the spread of rational thinking, limiting human growth in terms of intellectual and social progress. This makes sense.
• Option C: The power struggle between monarchs and parliaments is more related to political developments like the Glorious Revolution in England, not directly to the absence of the Scientific Revolution. So this is incorrect.
• Option D: Enlightenment philosophers were moving away from Church guidance towards reason, so the idea that not turning to the Church would weaken faith is incorrect as the Enlightenment was about rationality over religious dogma.

Answer:

B. Lack of scientific explanations would have halted the idea of rational thinking, thus curbing human growth